New Jersey becomes 14th state to allow same-sex marriages

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Newark Mayor and newly-elected U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks after presiding over marriages of gay, lesbian and straight couples at City Hall in the early morning hours of October 21, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Same-sex couples were allowed to legally wed at 12:01 am on Monday across New Jersey, making the state the 14th to allow same-sex marriages. Following Friday's ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court, Mayor Cory A. Booker will marry seven gay, lesbian, and straight couples at City Hall in Newark on Monday morning.

Newark Mayor and newly-elected U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks after presiding over marriages of gay, lesbian and straight couples at City Hall in the early morning hours of October 21, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Same-sex couples were allowed to legally wed at 12:01 am on Monday across New Jersey, making the state the 14th to allow same-sex marriages. Following Friday's ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court, Mayor Cory A. Booker will marry seven gay, lesbian, and straight couples at City Hall in Newark on Monday morning. (Kena Betancur / Getty Images)

Newark Mayor and newly-elected U.S. Senator Cory Booker speaks after presiding over marriages of gay, lesbian and straight couples at City Hall in the early morning hours of October 21, 2013 in Newark, New Jersey. Same-sex couples were allowed to legally wed at 12:01 am on Monday across New Jersey, making the state the 14th to allow same-sex marriages. Following Friday's ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court, Mayor Cory A. Booker will marry seven gay, lesbian, and straight couples at City Hall in Newark on Monday morning.